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Groom Word/name English Meaning a profession, responsible for the feeding and care of horses Region of origin England Variant form(s) Grooms, Groome
Groom is a
surname of
English origin. Its English usage comes from the
trade or
profession , a person responsible for the feeding and care of horses, not to be confused with the much more socially distinguished roles in the English Royal Household of
Groom of the Chamber , or
Groom of the Privy Chamber ,
Groom of the Robes ,
Groom of the Stole , and
Groom of the Stool .
History
The English
etymology for Groom comes from the
East Anglian occupational name for a
servant or a
shepherd , from
Middle English grom(e) ‘boy’, ‘servant’ (of uncertain origin), which in some places was specialized to mean ‘shepherd’.
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Popularity
[3] Groom ranks 5,545 out of 88,799 in popularity in the
United States and is also common in
Australia ,
Canada ,
New Zealand and the
United Kingdom .
List
Aaron Groom (born 1987), Fiji rugby league player
Andy Groom (born 1979), American football punter
Arthur Groom , multiple people, including:
Bob Groom (1884–1948), American baseball player
Buddy Groom (born 1965), American baseball player
Catherine Groom Petroski (born 1939), American author
Charles Ottley Groom (1839–1894), British author and impostor
Chris Groom (born 1973), former Australian rules footballer
Harry Marshall Groom BCL (1894–1964), New Brunswick lawyer and politician
Henry Littleton Groom (1860–1926), member of Queensland Parliament, Australia
Jerry Groom (1929–2008), nicknamed "Boomer," American football player
Kathleen Clarice Groom (1872–1954), English author
Karl Groom , British guitarist and producer
Sir
Littleton Groom , KCMG (1867–1936), Australian Commonwealth Minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives
Lorne B. Groom (1919–1994), New Brunswick optometrist and politician
Mary Elizabeth Groom (1903–1958), British artist
Michael Groom , multiple people, including:
Nic Groom (born 1990), South African rugby union footballer
Ray Groom (born 1944), Tasmanian premier (1992–1996)
Robert Groom , multiple people, including:
Roger Groom (born 1936), Australian politician
Sam Groom (born 1939), American television actor
Shea Groom (born 1993), American soccer player
Simon Groom (born 1950), British television presenter
Terry Groom (1944–2021), Australian politician
Steve Conway (singer) (born Walter James Groom; 1920–1952), British singer
William Henry Groom (1833–1901), member of the Parliament of Queensland and the Parliament of Australia
Winston Groom (1943–2020), American novelist and nonfiction writer
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